La Música del Mundo: Highasakite ~ |Norsk Indie Musikk|

Highasakite ~ |Norsk Indie Musikk|

Oslo, Norway

Ingrid Helene Håvik, Marte Maaland Eberson, Trond Bersu, Øystein Skar og Kristoffer Lo

http://www.highasakite.no/

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Highasakite er en norsk musikkgruppe som spiller indiepop. Gruppen består av Ingrid Helene Håvik (vokal), Trond Bersu (trommer), Øystein Skar (synther), Marte Eberson (synther) og Kristoffer Lo (gitar, perkusjon og flugabone). Bandet ble dannet i 2011.

De slapp debutalbumet sitt, All That Floats Will Rain, i februar 2012. Albumet fikk blant annet terningkast seks av Dagbladets anmelder. Bandets andre album, Silent Treatment, ble gitt ut i februar 2014. For albumet ble bandet kåret til årets popgruppe under Spellemannprisen 2014. I tillegg vant Ingrid Helene Håvik klassen komponist og var dessuten nominert i klassen tekstforfatter og komponist for albumet.

Bandet ble tildelt Bendiksenprisen for 2014 verdt 100.000 kr.

Highasakite are a band from Oslo, fronted by Ingrid Helene Håvik.

Genres: Indie, Indie-rock, Indie-pop

Years active: 2011–present

Labels: Propeller Records, Universal Music

Members:

Ingrid Helene Håvik

Trond Bersu

Øystein Skar

Marte Eberson

Kristoffer Lo

Highasakite is a Norwegian indie pop band consisting of Ingrid Helene Håvik (on vocals), Trond Bersu (drums), Øystein Skar (synths), Marte Eberson (synths) and Kristoffer Lo (guitar, percussion and flugabone). Håvik writes most of the lyrics and music.

Biography:

Highasakite started out opening for other musical projects like Your Headlights Are On, PELbO and Sacred Harp. Their debut album, All That Floats Will Rain, was released in Norway in February, 2012 on record label Riot Factory, and produced by Juhani Silvola and Thomas Dahl. The album reached #16 on the Norwegian Albums Chart.

Silent Treatment was released in February 2014 and reached #1 on the Norwegian Albums Chart. It was named the second best album of the year by Norwegian music critics in a list published by Dagsavisen. The group toured extensively this year, mostly in Norway.

Awards:

In May 2014 the group was awarded Bendiksenprisen worth 100,000 NOK. In January 2015 'Silent Treatment' received a nomination for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award. They where allso recipients of the Spellemannprisen 2014 in the category Pop music, for the album Silent Treatment.

Highasakite ~ All That Floats Will Rain (2012)

In And Out Of Weeks features on their debut album All That Floats Will Rain, which came out in Norway last year.

It’s the follow-up to their single Indian Summer, which was very popular on Amazing Radio last year, reaching Number 5 in our Amazing Chart last November.

Highasakite
All That Floats Will Rain
Label: Riot Factory
Format: CD, Album
Country: Norway
Released: February, 3 2012
Genre: Norsk Indie, Indie-Rock
© Riot Factory

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Tracklist:
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1 Son Of A Bitch |3:04
Bass (Additional) – Juhani Silvola

2 Winners Don't Come Easy |3:41
Guitar (Noise), Mandolin – Juhani Silvola

3 Indian Summer |3:28

4 When You Have Gone |4:03
Bass – Juhani Silvola

5 In And Out Of Weeks |3:39
Bass (Synth) – Juhani Silvola

6 God Is A Banquet |4:37

7 My Soldier |4:13
Bass – Juhani Silvola

8 Whatever That Means |4:31
Vocals, Bass – Juhani Silvola

9 Everything Sank In You |4:38
Bass – Juhani Silvola

10 The Heron |5:17
Lyrics by Marit Kaldhol

Total Time: 41:17
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Credits:
Arranged & Produced by Highasakite
Arranged by, Producer, Mixed by, Recorded by Juhani Silvola
Arranged By, Producer, Recorded By, Guitar, Bass, Electric Piano (Wurlitzer): Thomas Dahl
Design, Photography by Thea Hermansen
Mastered by Chris Sansom
Synth, Organ, Grand Piano: Øystein Skar
Written by, Drums, Percussion, Vocals: Trond Bersu
Written by, Lyrics by, Vocals, Zither, Autoharp: Ingrid Helene Håvik

Notes:
The song Everything Sank In You is inspired by the documentary Indian Summer by Ellen Ugelstad.

Highasakite ‎~ In And Out Of Weeks (2013)

Norwegian indie-pop quintet Highasakite make US debut with engaging EP.

Highasakite
In And Out Of Weeks
Label: Propeller Recordings, InKind Music
Format: CD, EP, Digipak
Country: US
Released: March, 5 2013
Genre: Norsk Indie, Indie-Rock
© Propeller Recordings, © InKind Music.

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Tracklist:
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1 Son Of A Bitch |3:07
2 Winners Don't Come Easy |3:42
3 Indian Summer |3:33
4 In And Out Of Weeks |3:43
5 Whatever That Means |4:32

Total Time: 18:31
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Credits:
Arranged & Produced by Highasakite, Juhani Silvola, Thomas Dahl
Lyrics & Music by Ingrid Helene Håvik
Mastered by Chris Sansom
Mixed by Mike Hartung
Music by Trond Bersu

Album Review:
Norwegian indie-pop quintet Highasakite are ready to break out in the US with their debut EP In And Out Of Weeks. It is a compact 5 songs of infectious hooks, flowing synths and features the siren vocals of Ingrid Helene Håvik. This smooth delivery makes In And Out Of Weeks very listenable and keeps your interest.

First track and single “Son Of A Bitch” is the best example of how Highasakite has earned “Best New Act of 2012″ accolades from the Norwegian press with its memorable tribal drum and floating synthesizer opening before Håvik’s vocals take complete control of the song as she effortlessly sings “Son of a Bitch” with such a pleasant tone that its pointed direction just makes you sing along. The five piece has a unique mix of instruments as it works with a double synthesizer attack, guitar, percussion, flugabone, tuba, and zither played by Håvik. The other ear catching characteristic that Highasakite bring to the table is that Håvik can go from a stylish jazzy style singing to a more rapid firing tongue twisting delivery that gives Highasakite an unexpected edge.

The first three tracks on In And Out Of Weeks are impressive and will make you want to hear more. I found the lower key title track and closer “Whatever That Means” to be somewhat redundant in the overall vibe and honestly would have been better split up in the tracklisting. They are not bad tracks but having them paired back-to-back ends the overall upbeat EP on a sleepy note. That being said I still enjoyed “Whatever That Means” with its coordinated synthesizers and crashing cymbals which match the atmospheric almost choral like vocal.

Breaking into the US market is never easy for any band but I think a group like Highasakite might have some success if their music just lands in the right place. Ingrid Helene Håvik is a true vocal talent and the band’s mix of classic American style pop with synthesizers and heartfelt lyrics should strike a chord and build a fan base. This EP definitely accomplishes its task and gets you ready for a Highasakite full length which we will have no problem checking out when the time comes!

Reviewed by Christopher Anthony

Highasakite ~ Silent Treatment (2014)

- Det var dritvanskelig å spille inn plata. Jeg håper det går bedre neste gang, sier vokalist Ingrid Helene Håvik.

Fredag spiller Highasakite på Øyafestivalen, etter å ha framprovosert gåsehud både på Hovefestivalen og Slottsfjell med låter som «Since last Wednesday», «Leaving no Traces» og «Lover, where Do you Live?»

Albumet «Silent Treatment» ble sluppet i februar, spilt inn med superprodusent Kåre Vestrheim.

Highasakite
Silent Treatment
Label: Propeller Recordings
Format: CD, Album
Country: Norway, US
Released: February, 3 2014, 8 April 2014
Genre: Norsk Indie, Electronic, Rock, Indie Pop
© Propeller Recordings.

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1 Lover, Where Do You Live? |5:04
2 Since Last Wednesday |3:57
3 Leaving No Traces |4:21
4 Hiroshima |6:03
5 My Only Crime |2:55
6 I, The Hand Grenade |6:17
7 Darth Vader |3:29
8 Iran |4:06
9 The Man On The Ferry |4:06
10 Science & Blood Tests |4:35

Total Time: 44:57
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Credits:
Artwork: Per Spjøtvold
Drums, Percussion, Vocals: Trond Bersu
Engineer (Additional): Hans Andreas Horntveth Jahnsen, Jacob Dobewall, Kristoffer Bonaksen
Guitar, Tuba, Flugabone, Vocals: Kristoffer Lo
Mastered by Chris Sansom
Photography by Ellen Ugelstad
Recorded & Mixed by Mike Hartung
Recorded by, Producer, Instruments (Various): Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim
Synth, Piano, Vocals: Marte Eberson, Øysten Skar
Written by, Lead Vocals, Zither, Steel Drums: Ingrid Helene Håvik

Top 10:
2. Highasakite: «Silent Treatment»
Norsk band som tok steget opp i internasjonal stadiondivisjon med slående, slitesterkt album: Det kom i februar, og sangene runger i hodet ennå. To av låtene er på singeltoppen.

«Silent Treatment» ble denne uken kåret til årets beste norske album av 67 norske kritikere. Enda en fjær i hatten for et band som er overveldet av alt som har skjedd i 2014.

«Silent Treatment» ble denne uken kåret til årets beste norske album av 67 norske kritikere. Enda en fjær i hatten for et band som er overveldet av alt som har skjedd i 2014.